forests Experts

Dan Peppe, Ph.D.

Professor of GeosciencesBaylor University

Bio-geoscientist with expertise in plant & animals' response to climate change using the study of sedimentary systems & paleoecology

Ron Yurko

Director, Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, and Assistant Teaching ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University

Ron Yurko develops methods at the interface of inference and machine learning, oriented towards problems in sports analytics.

Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.

Professor, Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams

Charles "Billy" Gunnels, Ph.D.

Expert in animal behavior and urban ecologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Billy Gunnels examines the interaction between humans and animals.

John R. Cooley, MBA, Ph.D.

Associate Professor in ResidenceUniversity of Connecticut

John R. Cooley studies speciation and species distributions, using cicada species as model organisms.

Gerald Joseph McAdams Kauffman, Jr., PhD.

Director - University of Delaware Water Resources Center. Associate Professor - Biden School of Public Policy & Administration. Interim Director - Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Water Science & PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Prof. Kauffman focuses on drinking water science & policy: water supply, water quality, policy, handling droughts and floods.

Adam Frank

Professor of astrophysics, science commentator, and popular authorUniversity of Rochester

Adam Frank is a self-described “evangelist of science,” who writes about intelligent life forms, space exploration, climate change and more.

Oscar Johnson, Ph.D.

Expert in ornithologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

Justina Ray

President and Senior ScientistWildlife Conservation Society Canada

Justina Ray's research is focused on evaluating the role of shifting landscapes in biodiversity decline and/or change in forested ecosystems

Larisa DeSantis

Associate Professor of Biological SciencesVanderbilt University

Studies mammal teeth and bones to determine how they responded to ancient climate change and reasons why they went extinct.